Dark RomanticsThey believe in all the romantic

tenets, but they see a darker side to the world and human nature

Pg 148

What they explore:

– Conflict between good and evil

– Psychological effects of guilt and sin

– Madness in the human psyche

• Nathaniel Hawthorne• Edgar A. Poe• Herman Melville (Moby Dick)

“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”by Nathaniel Hawthorne

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/138928/Dr 21 minutes

As you watch the film, make a list of the darker aspects of each individual that are exposed both in their past and present lives.

Dr. Heidegger

Colonel Killigrew

Mr. Medbourne

Mr. Gascoigne

Widow Wycherly

Walt Whitman1819-1892

The voice of the new nation that spoke to the world.

Leaves of Grass36 editions1855 - too boldly new1891 - “deathbed” editionModified standard diction and

abandoned tradition rhyme schemes and formal meters for free verse

Includes simple speech and the grand design of an epic

A spiritual autobiography that tells the story of an enchanted observer who says who he is and claims what he loves

Depicts the journey the speaker takes to become a poet

“I Hear America Singing” pg. 311

• Celebrates the tremendous variety and individuality of American life

• Celebrates American enterprise

Catalog: list of thinks, people, or events (the rhythm is created by the repetition of certain sentence patterns)

from “Song of Myself” pg. 319

• #52: the poet’s farewell to the reader

Romantic Poem Write a 2 stanza (at least 4 lines in a stanza)

romantic poem applying at least 2 of the 5 I’s of romanticism. The poem can use a rhyme scheme or be free verse.

Also include at least one example of alliteration and personification

Label the alliteration & personification and at the end of the poem write the I’s that you used.

Extra credit if you use a catalog like Whitman